DGP Prisons VK Singh decorates newly promoted officials

DGP Prisons VK Singh decorates newly promoted officials

Jammu: DGP, Prisons, J&K- V. K. Singh decorated six newly promoted officials of Prison Headquarters with rank at a pipping ceremony held at Prison Headquarters, Jammu. The officials include Head Warders- Balbir Kumar, Mohammad Ishaq, Rashpaul Singh & SG Warders- Abdul Majeed, Gulzar Ahmad Lone, Vikas Gupta. The pipping ceremony was attended by DIG, Prisons-Dr. […]

NC’s Bilal Bhat elected Chairman for MC Awantipora, Shani Gul as Vice Chairman

NC’s Bilal Bhat elected Chairman for MC Awantipora, Shani Gul as Vice Chairman

AWANTIPORA: National Conference’s Bilal Ahmad Bhat was elected unopposed as chairman for Awantipora Municipal Committee on Tuesday while Shani Gul was elected as vice chairman. Bilal had support of five councilors of National Conference and an Independent. The lone opposition councilor from BJP remained absent and didn’t file form for the post of chairman, officials […]

Government committed to timely completion of AIIMS Awantipora: DC Pulwama

Government committed to timely completion of AIIMS Awantipora: DC Pulwama

AWANTIPORA: Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer on Tuesday visited Awantipora to take stock of construction work on All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner Awantipora Zaffar Husson Shawl, Tehsildar Awantipora Mohammad Maqbool and many other officials of civil and police administration. Talking to Kashmir Reader at the […]

Woman drowns in LJHP canal in Uri, rescue operation on

Baramulla: A woman drowned into the Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Power project (LJHP) water canal in Bimyar area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday morning, officials said. According to locals a women Gulshan wife of Sajad Ahmad Najar either jumped or fell into the canal on Tuesday morning. Soon after the information the […]

Police solves theft case, 2 arrested

SRINAGAR: Police in Srinagar solved a theft case by arresting two accused persons involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property. Police Station Harwan received a complaint from one individual namely Javeed Ahmad Wani that his Alto car bearing registration number JK04A-1340 has been stolen during the intervening night of 2/3 Feb 2021, […]

NCW holds first ever Mahila Jan Sunwai at Jammu

JAMMU: National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Social Welfare Department (SWD) of Jammu and Kashmir today held first ever Mahila Jan Sunwai at Conference Room, Hospitality and Protocol Department, Canal road here. The Jan Sunwai programme was held under the chairmanship of Chairperson NCW, Rekha Sharma. During the Sunwai programme, complainants of 40 […]

BJP, its ilk violating people’s mandate by influencing DDC elections: Sagar

Srinagar: Nine DDC Members headed by Party’s District President Budgam called on Party General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar here at Party Head quarters Nawa e Subha. The delegation of eight DDC members from NC and one DDC member of PAGD apprised the party general secretary about the clumsy and unfair mode of election and lottery […]

Dist Adm Kupwara takes stock of grievances, issues of ex-servicemen, widows

KUPWARA: The District Administration Kupwara, headed by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Mohammad Ashraf Bhat today chaired a meeting of concerned officers, here at Sanik Bhawan to address the issues and grievances pertaining to ex-servicemen and war widows. While addressing the meeting, the ADDC said that the Government has a galaxy of schemes and programmes […]

SC issues notice to Centre on transfer plea on grant of minority status to 5 communities

SC issues notice to Centre on transfer plea on grant of minority status to 5 communities

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought government’s reply on a plea, seeking transfer of cases from several high courts to it against the Centre’s notification to declare five communities Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsees as minorities even in those states and UTs where they are in majority. A bench comprising Chief Justice S […]

UPSC civil service: Not in favour of granting relaxation in age limit, Centre tells SC

UPSC civil service: Not in favour of granting relaxation in age limit, Centre tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and would get one more chance this year provided they are not age barred, as it […]